Sri Lankan Charith N Silva in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List

Wild Cookbook’s Charith N Silva from Sri Lanka has been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List for 2025.

Known for videos showing him preparing dishes in outdoor settings, Charith N Silva launched the YouTube channel ‘Wild Cookbook’ in 2020 during the pandemic.

With over 600 videos, ‘Wild Cookbook’ is now Sri Lanka’s largest YouTube channel with over 10 million subscribers, and Silva has over 2.3 million Instagram followers.

In November 2024, he opened a restaurant in Colombo called Wildish.

This 10th edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list puts the spotlight on a new wave of entrepreneurs and innovators with a bold vision for the future?one that?s largely powered by artificial intelligence.

From automating mundane tasks such as transcribing client calls to providing sophisticated analytics for hedge fund managers and speeding up the discovery of new chemical materials, AI is reshaping how startups innovate. More than a third of those on our list use AI in some way, a trend that prompted us to create a new AI category.

The final 300 entries on this year?s list were selected from over 4,500 nominations and represent 20 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. India has the most entries with 94 entries, followed by Australia (32), China (30), Japan (25) and South Korea (23). Singapore and Indonesia have 19 entries each.

In addition to entrepreneurs, they include venture capitalists, activists, artists and athletes, whose achievements in their respective fields stand out. They were vetted by a panel of experts from a range of industries and researched by a team of?Forbes Asia?reporters and editors across the region.